"Rich Kelsey's article on Joseph Smith's 'gold plates' is
thoroughly researched, systematically analysed and logically presented. The
historical position existing at the time of Smith is accurately depicted as
Kelsey takes us on a 'journey to 19th century America, to experience the
Mindset and lifestyle of Joseph Smith and his colleagues' giving us a clear
insight into the mystical environment in which Smith was born and raised.

The true background of Smith's early life is firmly
established...

Kelsey's analysis of the facts leads to only one possible
conclusion; God would never have been involved with such nonsense. What the
Mormon Church now presents as the case leaves out almost all of the
historical narrative that Kelsey here presents and instead portrays an
almost entirely fictional perspective. Kelsey asks all the right questions
and provides the answers - and the evidence." — Jim Whitefield